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title: ShipStation (v1) - How do I link my account?
sidebarTitle: ShipStation (v1)
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# Overview

To authenticate with ShipStation (v1), you need:
1. **API Key** - A unique identifier used to identify your integration when making API requests.
2. **Secret Key** - Used together with your API Key to authenticate and authorize requests to the ShipStation (v1) API.

This guide will walk you through generating these credentials within ShipStation.

### Prerequisites:

- You must set up an account with ShipStation.

#### Step 1: Generating an API Key
1. Sign in to your ShipStation account.
2. Navigate to **My Profile** > **Account** > **API Settings**, then select **V1 API** from the **Select API Version** dropdown.
<img src="/integrations/all/shipstation/api_settings.png"/>
3. Click **Generate API Key** and set the expiration time.
4. Click **Generate** to generate your **API Key** and **Secret Key**.
<img src="/integrations/all/shipstation/keys.png"/>
<Note>You can have a maximum of two API Key pairs at a time.</Note>

#### Step 2: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have your **API Key** and **Secret Key**:
1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with ShipStation (v1).
2. Enter your **API Key** and **Secret Key** in their respective fields.
3. Submit the form to complete authentication.


<img src="/integrations/all/shipstation/form.png" style={{maxWidth: "450px" }}/>

You are now connected to ShipStation (v1).
